Star Wars 8: Every Reveal From EW's The Last Jedi Coverage

Star warfare : The Last Jedijust mystify a lot more exciting . Entertainment Weekly ’s become a major rootage for information on new movies set up in that extragalactic nebula far , far away and on Wednesday they just dropped an epic cover story full of fresh details aboutEpisode VIII .

We ’ve already had major news for the continuation fear ofStar WarsCelebrationin April andVanity Fairin May , but this is on another level , withamazing gamy - quality movie stillsand many substantial plot reveals . In fact , there ’s so much in the screening write up and go with online mental object that it ’s easy to miss something , so here ’s our now - customary dislocation of all the major raw selective information and what it intend forThe Last Jedi .

Luke and Rey’s Relationship (This Page)

Luke Initially Rejects Rey

Daisy Ridley antecedently said of Luke and Rey ’s initial meeting that " it is unmanageable when you meet your heroes because it might not be what you wait " and boy was she not lie . It sound likeThe Force Awakens ' cliff - top ending will be followed up byLuke rule out Rey , in Ridley ’s word come up across as " a grumpy guy wire on an island who does n’t want me here " . This is an essential part of both case ’s trilogy arcs , challenging Rey ’s slow - built sense of belonging and serving as a window intowhyLuke ’s in exile in the first place .

Luke Thought Kylo Ren Was The Chosen One

Quite what went down between Luke , Ben and Snoke that led the Skywalker into exile and turned Solo into Kylo Ren is still a mystery , but we did get a line one key detail that will only serve to amplify the upshot : Luke call back Kylo was the take One . This highlights how close a relationship the pair had before things went all fervency - and - disconsolate side , but also reveals that the sequel trilogy is pass to be exploring massive parts of the mythology from the prequels , something some fans think was entirely off the card .

We also learn the exact reasoning for the expatriation was the first patch item Rian Johnson addressed when write the playscript and will be answer in the film . However , the full scope of the changes made to Luke sinceReturn of the Jedimay not be fully explored(at least not in the movie itself ) ; Hamill said he and Johnson come up with a complex backstory of everything that ’s happened to Skywalker but it was more for his performance than anything to be explicitly conveyed .

Rey’s Parents Will Be Revealed (But It’s Not Important)

Yes , we will get word who Rey ’s parent are and why she was pull up stakes on Jakku . There ’s been a muckle of questions over whether we ’ll get an reply to the subsequence trilogy ’s adult mystery inEpisode VIII , and theEWreport resolutely states that we are . Although it also evoke the real weight will be in the complicated wallop on Rey , as fight to the shock of the reveal itself .

Johnson and Ridley both made a detail of how , despite spending a film accepting the future , Rey is still curious and labour by questions of her past . However , they further made clear that eventually learning where she came from does n’t really provide any neat story solution andisn’t all that important to her arc . There ’s so many room this could go - Skywalker , Solo , Kenobi , none of the above - but it seems clear , whatever the resolution , it wo n’t be the cheeriest or most gratify one .

More Teases Of Rey’s Familial Connection To Luke

It ’s not the biggest nugget , but Hamill managed to once again stoke the flaming of the fan theory thatRey is a Skywalker . As already establish , the pair ’s first merging does n’t go too well , something Ridley set on Rey being someone Luke does n’t know ; however , EW ’s article that ’s followed up with Hamill stating " But does he not love her ? "

To be bonny , he ’s been teasing this whimsy for a while to intentionally wrap fan up - he did something very similar at Celebration - but the fact he ’s winking so much would suggest there is going to besomebig reveal in Rey ’s backstory .

Mark Hamill Objected To Luke Ending The Jedi

AtStar WarsCelebration , Mark Hamill said that he initially " fundamentally disagreed " with what Rian Johnson was doing with Luke inThe Last Jedi(a statement that was swiftly exaggerated to him actively hating the movie ) . Now we have some thought of what exactly he was talking about;it was the notion of Luke wanting " the Jedi to end"that so escape from the thespian , who"struggled"seeing how far the once wide - eyed farmboy had gone .

Of course , there could be more to it -EWwill have just put out the character that relate to currently released material - but this would at the very least indicate Skywalker is n’t make empty threats to Rey here .

How Chewbacca’s Coping With Han’s Death

One billet whereThe Force Awakensreally throw away the ball was how it address Chewie ’s in regards to Han ’s death ; the Wookiee lost his longest friend and yet the movie jolly much skip over his heartbreak , with Leia solace newcomer Rey rather than her old friend at the end . The Last Jedilooks to be address that , with Johnson promising a look at Chewbacca ’s nail with Han ’s slaying .

The moving picture will see him more raging than depressed , and will also have him con to move on with the supporter of his new team of friends . And , of course , Porgs .

Porgs Ride In The Falcon

If you thought the adorable bookChewie and the Porgswas just die to be an off - screen adventure , here ’s some well news . One of theEWimages features how one of the exotic shuttlecock riding in the Millennium Falcon cockpit with Chewbacca , suggesting they ’ll be a playfulness minuscule subplot between the Wookiee and the unexampled creatures ( which Johnson let on are based on the substantial denizen of Skellig Michael ) . Given how much love has already been directed towards the Porgs , expect memes aplenty get along December .

The Caretakers - Ahch-To’s Other Inhabitants

Porgs are n’t the only Ahch - To natives proceed Luke company . EWalso gave us our first aspect atThe Caretakers ; amphibious - same , squat , humanoid creatures that sustain the building on the island . make via virtual costumes , they ’re discover as all distaff , nun - like , and speaking in " Scots Pisces the Fishes talk " . All this plays into the tranquility of the Jedi ’s exile , although it sounds like they ’re not too keen on their guest ; they"tolerate"Luke rather than truly welcome him .

The Village (May Be) The First Jedi Temple

This is a minor reveal in - and - of - itself , but a cool one all the same . It was confirm inVanity Fair ’s previous unmasking on the film that the actual animation huts on Ireland ’s Skellig Michael were pass to be a small town on Ahch - To , butnotthe temple itself and instead the household of then - unrevealed native ( who we now have intercourse to be the Caretakers).EWbegs to differ , with a photo caption mention the buildings as the first Jedi temple

It seems that this is a face of miscommunication and they ’re both ; the hits are the ruins of the temple , which are now last - in and keep up by the Pisces woman .

Cave Paintings Will Reveal Jedi History

Because we ’re run back to the first Jedi Temple , many have assumed that we ’ll be con some serious closed book of the Force ’s origins inThe Last Jedi . Per Johnson , it sounds like that mystifying mythology wo n’t be instantly delved into , although will still be present in the film - just in the ground . The Jedi Cave ( seen in the tease dawdler with its Force tree ) will havewall paintings that take us further back in the Order ’s historythan the most far - reachingStar Warsstories ( prescribed canyon or otherwise ) have run - so keep your eyes peeled .

Finn’s Become A Hero (But Wants Out Of The Resistance)

Now that it ’s well established Finn recovers from his saber injuries , theEWfeature render some new item on the photographic film ’s Resistance principal and his next adventure . Since his twine of larger-than-life actions inThe Force Awakens , he ’s become something of a fable in his own right wing . Which is all expansive , except he does n’t really want to be need .

Finn’s Past (And Family) Is Important

It seems that Finn ’s family history will be explored in the motion-picture show going forward . Per Boyega not much is discover inThe Last Jedi , but it in all probability could factor out intoEpisode IXin some form .

However , unlike Rey ’s which has so much likely to directly influence major events , this seems to be purely thematic and singularly focussed . It ’s about exploring what bring Finn to where he is now , from brainwashed Stormtrooper to unwitting Resistance hero ; any backstory will be going into how the First Order operates and fortify Boyega ’s character , rather than expand the mythos .

Finn and Poe Are Rose’s Heroes

One of the the great unwashed who looks up to Finn is Rose Tico , Kelly Marie Tran ’s Resistance Mechanic who winds up team up with the former Stormtrooper . As Johnson said at Celebration , she ’s think as a ground level character who gets swept up in the fight , something elaborated on here to think she has a particular idolization for our Hero of Alexandria ; as well as idolizing Finn , she views Poe Dameron as " tops cool " ( something that ’s rightful , but worth play up all the same ) .

All the new heroes inThe Force Awakenswere variation on various types ofStar Warsfan , and it seems that Rose is fill that of the the more unmediated superfan .

New Details On Canto Bight’s Planet

Rose and Finn team - up for an surreptitious mission that takes them to Canto Bight . We ’ve already see a lot of photos and behind - the - scenes footage of the practical creature - impenetrable city and in particular one of its fancy gambling casino , butEWprovides a bit more backstory on the planet where it ’s fix .

The city is a sumptuousness resort on an otherwise deserted satellite , which despite previous descriptions calling it Monte Carlo in outer space suggest something a routine more Vegas - like . Indeed , it ’s specifically summon as"arid",although sure as shooting we ’ve not gotanotherdesert .

They also gave an image of the cassino ’s exterior , which not only evidence some Jabba ’s Palace - esque computer architecture but reveals the city ’s police vehicles .

An Official Description Of DJ

By far the most mysterious and concentrated to mull element ofThe Last Jediis DJ , Benicio del Toro ’s fresh role . He ’s been teased since beforeThe Force Awakenscame out yet details are improbably scarce on the villain - same kind - of - scoundrel . EWexpands things a little with a Lucasfilm logline on the character : œDJ is an enigmatic figure whose tattered , threadbare wearing apparel and dreamy mental attitude conceal a crisp brain and expert skills.

OK , so it ’s not much , but it along with quote from the other cast penis hint that there ’s a lot more to him than the ratty getup of the single officially - released trope suggests . There ’s also some clarification on the conflict affirmation on him being a bad guy ; he ’s alfresco of the astronomical conflict , allying with neither the Resistance or First Order .

DJ’s Brought Into Rose and Finn’s Mission As A Hacker

What we do get regarding DJ is a trace at how he ’ll factor in into the plot . It ’s confirmed he ’s usher in into the tale in the Canto Bight plane section , charter by Finn and Rose to serve as a hacker- or , in canon idiom , slicer . Not knowing why the pair are going undercover . it ’s hard to really pull together much from this , but it would seem to propose this side of the plot will be more technical school - based than the mythology heavy Ahch - To adventures .

Finn Is In The Crait Battle

It ’s expect like the Hoth - esque Battle of Crait is extend to be in the film ’s final routine . As such , beyond it examine Resistance speeders go up against the First Order ’s gorilla walker , not much context for the skirmish is known . Now , though , we do know it ’ll be following a darling fiber ; one of the new images shows Finn aviate one of the Rebel crafts ( something rally inthe behind - the - scenes reel ) . This not only reassert he sticks with the Resistance until the final stage , it also keep his specific development as a pilot fromThe Force Awakens . ( Poe might have competition ) .

Finn and Rey Spend Most Of The Movie Apart

They spend most ofThe Force Awakenstogether , but it look like John Boyega and Daisy Ridley spent some clip apart onThe Last Jedi . manifestly they both start off in freestanding place and go on dissimilar adventures , butEWconfirmed in its text that Rey and Finn are n’t going to be sharing the silver screen much inEpisode VIII , with their journies ' instead working as parallels of self - discovery .

That sound out , we do cognize the pair will reunite from the behind - the - scene video , which suggests a major reunion in the final on Crait .

Poe Is Leia’s Surrogate Son - And Future Resistance Leader?

That ’s just teasing healing over the perfidy of Kylo Ren , though ; the General sees the Resistance ’s respectable pilot light as a potential heritor of her leadership role both in the warfare and after . This , in turn , reveals a lot about Poe ’s electric arc , with him essentially the soldier who ’ll have to eventually move into peacetime .

This kinship went beyond just the moving picture , however , with Isaac and Fisher becoming very cheeseparing during production ; in theEWfeature shared a tear - inducing story of the late actress dancing on set .

The Resistance Is Vulnerable

The Force Awakenswas form of a victory for the good guys ; the Republic was put down and Han Solo died , but they managed to deliver a monumental blow against the First Order by put down Starkiller Base . TheVanity Fairfeature previously spotlight how the First Order were leading the charge and out for revenge , and now theEWexclusive has expanded on that , with Johnson articulate to them the Resistance is " very , very vulnerable " without the organized government to protect them .

It looks like the film will open with them trying to escape their basis on D’Qar only to amount up against a strong blockade , then have to defend themselves on Crait , mean they ’re not in a dissimilar post to the Rebels in the original trilogy .

Laura Dern’s Vice Admiral Holdo May Be Duplicitous

As well as the astronomic - scale , there ’s also some hint at internal conflicts going on within the Resistance , public debate which seem to pore on Laura Dern ’s new purple - haired fictional character Vice Admiral Holdo . apart from social status niggling is known about the new player , but from the agency those involve dodge the questions fromEWit seems like she ’ll not be just a standard friend to Leia .

Whether this is bureaucracy , competition or something more actively malicious is ill-defined and it seems like it ’ll be a enigma all the way up to the movie ’s outlet .

The Story Is A Lovely Send-Off To Fisher

There ’s no getting around thatThe Last Jediwill be the terminal film to feature General Leia after Carrie Fisher ’s death in late 2016 , although even though the motion picture was enwrap before her untimely passing it go more and more like it ’s going to be the thoroughgoing send - off .

The specifics were n’t cited because , well , spoilers , but Johnson made a point of say that what the former Princess does in the film will act as a meet capital to her five picture show and forty years on screen . Presumably that means a heroic , unrelenting Leia who gets a bit more to do than inEpisode VII .

Maz Has A Smaller Part (But A Big Reveal To Make)

Although she was confirmed to be returning when filming begin , we ’ve hear very piddling about Lupita Nyong’o ’s role in the film . And that seems to be because Maz Kanata is n’t going to be inThe Last Jediall that much ; Johnson say she has a pocket-size part , and go out as the shriveled tangerine tree was only inThe Force Awakensfor the middle stint that implies a couple of scene at best .

Despite limited screen time , EWdo hint she has something important to say - perhaps an answer to that " right head for another time " regarding how she wound up with Luke ’s old lightsaber ?

Han’s Legacy Looms Over Rey and Kylo

We ’re not going to be seeing any more of Han Solo in the subsequence trilogy , but that does n’t mean he ’s cash in one’s chips and forgotten . As well as its grandness on Chewie ’s arc , it was unveil " the ghost " of Han will hulk large over the motion picture and specifically Rey and Kylo ; it ties them emotionally together , with her having lost a Leslie Townes Hope at a father figure and him emotionally careen from killing his father ( it ’s far more destructive for him than being beaten in fight by a magpie ) . This looks like an all important part in pretend the brace , in Johnson ’s words , " two halves of the darkness and the brightness " .

In hisEWinterview , Johnson made indisputable to compensate himself when using the G - Book lest anybody expect Harrison Ford to return as a depressed phantasm . Now that would be a wrench .

Phasma and Finn Fight

He ’s struggle TR-8R. He ’s fought Kylo Ren . Now Finn ’s pop off to get to show down against his stern Stormtrooper Captain . Phasma was seriously underused inEpisode VII , something that ’s being corrected inThe Last Jedi . We know she ’s leading the bang against the Resistance in their opening battle and it sound like she ’ll afterward be on the prat of Rose and Finn as she ’s going to be taking him on in combat .

While her theatrical role is expatiate , it does n’t vocalise like much of Phasma ’s backstory will be enlarge on in the film itself , with that reserved for the antecedently - harbinger standoff - in stuff .

The Praetorian Guard Officially Revealed

We ’ve had so many miniature and leaks suggesting these guys , but now we have an prescribed proper feel atSnoke ’s personal protection , the Praetorian Guard . Basically an updated , fight - ready variation of the Emperor ’s red Imperial Guard , they ’re decked in all - flushed armor with matching tongue - staff . As confirmed by Johnson , the name - like much of the Empire ’s ephemera - comes from the guards of Roman Emperors .

More Snoke (But Not Necessarily Backstory)

As the front of his guards should clue you in , this means a lot more Snoke inThe Last Jedi . Of of course , that much we already knew , but there is now denotative word his increase persona wo n’t think of an end to all those Snoke theories . posit " a story is not a Wikipedia page " , Johnson saidthey wo n’t be delve deeply into his parentage , with any reveals center on his role in the narrative at mitt ( which , as the director point out , is n’t that dissimilar to the Emperor as presented inReturn of the Jedi ) . befittingly , nothing was actually said of what his taradiddle involvement was .

The Practical/CGI Confusion Cleared Up

Aside from his dependable identity , one of the biggest mystery story about Snoke has been how he ’ll be portray inEpisode VIII- past rumors suggested a puppet was used on set , yet Andy Serkis has state it ’s all CGI . Now we have an answer - and both are true ( kind of ) .

While , once again , Snoke is an entirely mo - crownwork performance from Serkis ( a performance Johnson gush about ) and thusentirely CGI , a maquette was used during filming as reference for lighting and to give the player something to roleplay off .

The Empire Parallels Are Accidental

Between our fighter training with an initially - reluctant , ego - exiled Jedi Master and the rest of the good guys on the run in various alien locales , you ’d be forgiven for think thatThe Last Jedisounds a lot likeThe Empire Strikes Back ; just likeThe Force Awakensused a lot ofA New Hope ’s story , isEpisode VIIIalso a remaking ofEpisode V ?

Johnson actually acknowledge these analogue in theEWfeature but says it was all inadvertent ; he constructed the story with a clear mind , but due to whereThe Force Awakensleft off and his sensing ofStar Warstropes certain elements fell that way no matter . He was , of course , very sharp to point out that despite some parallel the picture is a totally different beast . And , all thing considered , we ’re fain to agree .